Northeastern State University Athletics

NORTHEASTERN STATE – A returning letterwinner . . . has appeared in 10 career games with nine starts . . . owns career receiving numbers of 57 receptions, 728 yards and five touchdowns . . . also has 739 all-purpose yards, two carries for 11 yards, and 64 punts for 2,473 yards . . . most receptions in a single game (14) and most single-game yards (179) both were against Emporia State (Sept. 27, 2014) . . . sat out the 2013 season due to transfer regulations and took a redshirt . . . competed for two years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Okla. . . . went to Pittsburg State University for a semester before transferring to NSU.
 
Redshirt Junior (2014) – Played in 10 games and started the first nine . . . voted All-MIAA Honorable Mention . . . led NSU in receptions (57), receiving yards (728), receiving touchdowns (5) and all-purpose yards (739) . . . finished second in the MIAA in receptions per game (5.7), fourth in the league in receiving yards per game (72.8) and ninth in punting (38.6) . . . most single-game receptions (14) and yards (179) were both against Emporia State . . . caught a touchdown in five separate games . . . also added two carries for 11 yards . . . served as the primary punter, compiling 64 punts for 2,473 yards . . . longest punt was 67 yards . . . landed 15 inside the 20-yard line and had seven punts of 50 yards or more . . . missed the final game of the season against Lindenwood.
 
Junior (2013) – Transferred to NSU and sat out the season.
 
Pittsburg State University (Spring 2013) – Transferred to PSU for a semester and was a member of the Gorillas for spring drills.
 
NEO A&M College (2011-12) – Competed in 20 games during his two-year career with the Golden Norsemen . . . NEO competes at the NJCAA Division I level and is a member of the Southwest Junior College Football Conference . . . tallied 36 receptions for 532 yards receiving in his two years (32 receptions for 485 yards sophomore season) . . . posted seven receiving TD’s, all coming sophomore year . . . added three career carries for 60 yards . . . also served as the team’s punter and was named to the All-SWJCFC First Team sophomore year.
 
High School – No information provided.
 
Personal – Majoring in business management . . . son of Steve and Beth Beard . . . born Jan. 9, 1993.